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Which is better, numpy append or list append?


Asked by Barbara Sanford on Nov 29, 2021 FAQ



Actually, numpy append leads to copy actions so you would be much better off to first create a list in “"normal Python”. Even better would be to create the list using list comprehensions like [x [‘bla’] for x in y] and then converting that to an array.
Moreover,
Python lists are resizeable therefore appending is very fast. If you intend to append few values (compared to the amount already there) and don't need a new array, then yes, numpy.append should be slower than list 's .append for a large enough array (for N elements in one array and M in the other it'd be O (N + M) compared to amortized O (M)).
Indeed, numpy.append - This function adds values at the end of an input array. The append operation is not inplace, a new array is allocated. Also the dimensions of the input arrays m
In this manner,
Advantages of using Numpy Arrays Over Python Lists: 1 consumes less memory. 2 fast as compared to the python List. 3 convenient to use.
Also,
For your specific code, things might be different, depending on what operations you are performing. But using append on native Python lists seems to be the way to go. List append is fast but it is not the best way to do append. I encourage you to look at deque documentation in the collection module.